NewzKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged supporters Saturday to speak out in favor of new U.S. sanctions against Russia, hours after President Donald Trump signed an executive order putting the sweeping restrictions on hold.The White House decision has heightened fears that Ukraine could be left exposed to Moscow’s escalating attacks as winter approaches.Overnight Russian attacks killed at least four people, including an ambulance driver, and wounded dozens, officials said. Ukrainian drones killed a woman in a Russian border region and disrupted flights at Moscow’s airports, according to Russian authorities.In a social media statement, Zelenskyy called Trump’s decision unfortunate but avoided directly criticizing the U.S.
leader despite deepening tensions between Ukraine and Washington in recent days.“A decision was unfortunately made in America to completely disregard the Lindsey Graham Act, which was supposed to impose truly effective pressure on Russia to bring this war to an end,” Zelenskyy wrote. “This Act could have helped enormously – and still can! But it needs to actually work, and every voice in support of it matters.”He separately thanked Democrats and Republicans who supported the legislation, saying that blocking it would encourage Russia to continue killing and that limiting Ukraine’s ability to retaliate would not bring peace.“Nevertheless, we very much hope — and I personally hope — that the president of the United States of America will do everything possible to make (Russian President Vladimir) Putin stop the killing, stop the attacks on our energy infrastructure, and end this war,” he said.Asked about contacts with Washington, Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s lead negotiator, Rustem Umerov, had met Friday with U.S.
presidential envoy Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law.Zelenskyy said the U.S. was working to arrange a three-way meeting involving him, Trump and Putin, potentially in the Middle East, Europe or the United States.Critics say Trump's decision helps PutinNamed after late South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, the legislation had sought to clamp down more quickly on the flow of financial resources fueling Russia's 4 1/2-year-old war against Ukraine.
The bill had sought to sanction Russian officials, banks and a shadow fleet of tankers that keeps Russian energy moving.Trump personally signed the legislation just last … Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged support for U.S. sanctions against Russia after President Donald Trump paused them.
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